Maximum Streaming Listeners Calculator

Estimate listener capacity from your available outbound connection, per-listener stream bitrate, delivery overhead and a deliberate bandwidth reserve.

Calculate

Available outbound bandwidth

Stream bitrate per listener

Protocol / delivery overhead

Bandwidth reserve

Capacity deliberately left unused for server/network stability and non-stream traffic.

How the calculation works

Usable bandwidth = available bandwidth × (1 − reserve)

Per-listener bandwidth = stream bitrate × (1 + overhead)

Maximum listeners = floor(usable ÷ per-listener bandwidth)

Worked example

Enter values above to see the calculation.